COMPOSER

Peter Schickele

1935 - 2024

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Peter Schickele (; July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for comedy albums featuring his music, which he presented as being composed by the fictional P.D.Q. Bach. He also hosted a long-running weekly radio program called Schickele Mix. From 1990 to 1993, Schickele's P.D.Q. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Schickele has received more than 476,286 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Schickele is the 1,214th most popular composer, the 7,416th most popular biography from United States and the 80th most popular American Composer.

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  • 480k

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  • 46.98

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Peter Schickele ranks 1,214 out of 1,451. Before him are Ivor Novello, Antón García Abril, Leonard Slatkin, Joonas Kokkonen, Hiroyuki Sawano, and William Bolcom. After him are Fred Frith, Sanja Ilić, Havergal Brian, Alan Hovhaness, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, and Alphons Czibulka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Peter Schickele ranks 371. Before him are Mel Ramos, Hubert Hahne, Heinz Schneiter, Jimmy Makulis, Dariush Shayegan, and Ramsey Lewis. After him are Leo Falcam, Philip Agee, Norbert Blüm, David McKee, Moisés Solana, and Bobby Timmons. Among people deceased in 2024, Peter Schickele ranks 197. Before him are Zdeněk Pecka, Barbara Rush, Mokhtar Hasni, Richard H. Truly, Imerio Massignan, and Tony Lo Bianco. After him are Ray Reardon, Duane Eddy, Laurent Cantet, Mark Damon, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, and Ștefan Birtalan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Schickele ranks 7,416 out of 20,380. Before him are Shea Whigham (1969), Debra Monk (1949), Walt Bellamy (1939), Betty Carter (1929), Ramsey Lewis (1935), and William Bolcom (1938). After him are Sean Lennon (1975), Michael J. Anderson (1953), Joy Mangano (1956), Lewis Sheldon (1874), Johnny Mercer (1909), and Rosie O'Donnell (1962).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Peter Schickele ranks 80. Before him are Brad Fiedel (1951), Marco Beltrami (1966), Pauline Oliveros (1932), Mark Snow (1946), Leonard Slatkin (1944), and William Bolcom (1938). After him are Alan Hovhaness (1911), George Bruns (1914), Glenn Branca (1948), Elliot Goldenthal (1954), Milton Babbitt (1916), and David Diamond (1915).

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